Full Charge Accountant - Controller - Regal Executive Search

Controller

We’re seeking an experienced hands-on SAGE savvy, Controller to join our leadership team and oversee all company financial functions. We are looking for an individual that is dynamic, highly motivated, a strong personality with excellent leadership, social and communication skills, to groom and grow our financial team to further advance and achieve company strategic goals.

Management

• Oversee the operations of the accounting department.
• Cash management, reporting, and forecasting.
• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
• Oversee Accounts Receivable, ensuring that customers’ receivables are collected promptly.
• Oversee Accounts payable, ensuring that vendors are paid in a timely manner and that all reasonable discounts are taken.
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions.
• Oversee Payroll; ensuring employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner.
• Oversee insurance, 401K, banking relationships.

Transactions

• Prepare all monthly account reconciliations.
• Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed.
• Reconcile inventory.
• Ensure that required debt and other recurring payments are made on a timely basis.
• Maintain the chart of accounts.
• Responsible for preparation of journal entries and month-end close process.
• Maintain fixed assets.

Reporting

• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.
• Issue timely and complete financial statements.
• Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations.
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
• Provide for a system of management cost reports.
• Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts.
• Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments.

Compliance

• Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants.
• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to function in a leadership role
• Ability to function as a team player
• Must have strong organization and communication skills
• Must be detail oriented and have excellent accounting skills
• Must be able to prioritize work to meet scheduled deadlines while handling multiple tasks
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of contract law/lien law
• Must have managerial skills and be able to function in a supervisory role
• Knowledge of computer based spreadsheets and reporting
• Near expert of Sage 100 (MAS 90) or other ERP system
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance is required (from an AACSB accredited Business School)
• CPA or MBA preferred (from an AACSB Accredited Business School)
• 6 – 7 year’s financial closing experience (month-end and year-end) required
• Minimum ten years of progressive accounting experience
• Minimum three years supervisory experience is required